Prize poker money of more than €1 million and the main event prize of €700k will be on offer as the Irish Poker Festival gets underway on Tuesday.
The festival will also include workshops and guest speakers. The Main Event has a buy-in of €3,000 and commences on Wednesday through Sunday. Festival Highlights include a rich tapestry of tournaments that will provide unlimited entertainment and competition with a combined guarantee of €1 million. And at its heart, the blockbuster €700,000 guaranteed Irish Poker Festival Main Event.
There will also be a €70k mystery bounty. The Irish Poker Championship, with a staggering pot of €1,100, starts on Friday 1st and ends on Sunday 3rd November. The festival also boasts having Coin Poker as a partner.
As well as the in-person event, there is the EDGE Expo, which merges live and online gaming alongside the festival at the same venue. Described as ‘a place where prominent industry leaders, players, suppliers, and online & live operators meet to discuss the latest and most exciting ideas and products and connect with key decision-makers from land-based casinos, software providers, marketing providers, payment providers and media, allowing people to build meaningful connections and shape the future of the games together.’
Edge will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel Dublin from October 29th to 31st. There will be numerous workshops and a host of guest speakers, including Jonathan Raab, Dara O’Kearney, Tanya Masters, Alec Torelli, Padraig Parkinson, Will Shilibier, and Alex Scott.
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